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Wheelock Street Capital announced that affiliates of Wheelock Street have acquired the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel located in Houston, TX within the Galleria submarket.

Mardi Gras revelers who want to take part in the holiday parades in New Orleans but haven't yet booked a hotel room can still find a place to stay ... but it will cost them.

The manager of a Days Inn hotel in Michigan faces charges that he sexually assaulted several of his employees, CBS affiliate WWMT reports.

The partners will now proceed with plans to renovate the 480-room hotel. The property was purchased from a subsidiary of Accor Business and Leisure Management LLC, who will continue to operate the hotel under a long-term management agreement under the Novotel flag.

Fitness Ridge Worldwide, the parent entity of The Biggest Loser Resort, today announced that it will open its third destination resort location this spring in Western New York. The Biggest Loser Resort – Niagara will open in May, 2012 in Java, NY and will offer the same award-winning, results-oriented program that guests have come to expect and enjoy at the company’s other two locations in Malibu, California and Ivins, Utah.

Over the past few years, TripAdvisor has been expanding its content offerings, evolving from a hotel review site to a comprehensive resource for planning trips. And while the majority of content is traveler-generated, if you’re a tourism bureau you have a variety of options to contribute content of your own, to enhance existing content and to promote travel to your destination.

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced the addition of the upscale, 241-room Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa in Tucson, Ariz., to the brand’s expanding portfolio of hotels and resorts in the United States.

Atlific Hotels announced the development of Canada’s first Element by Westin in Vaughan, Ontario, set to break ground in Winter 2012. A trailblazer in eco-conscious hospitality, the Element by Westin Vaughan is owned by ZZEN Group of Companies Ltd. and will be managed by Atlific Hotels.

The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (EI) has translated its Guest Service Gold training program into Spanish. Servicio Dorado al Huésped Programa de Entrenamiento features a Spanish-language training DVD and participant manuals presented in Spanish. The leader’s guide and lesson plans are presented in English.

Situated amid nine acres of lush landscaping and within minutes of many Fortune 500 companies, the 327-room hotel is centrally situated across the street from the King of Prussia Mall – the East Coast’s largest shopping destination – and within easy reach of Greater Philadelphia’s business, historic and cultural destinations, including nearby legendary Valley Forge National Historical Park.